BTS 18-13 BTS Releases January 2013 U.S. Airline Traffic Data; System Passengers Up 1.6% from January 2012The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 55.3 million scheduled systemwide passengers in January 2013, 1.6 percent more than in January 2012. The systemwide increase was the result of a 1.5 percent increase in the number of domestic passengers (47.8 million) and a 2.3 percent increase in international passengers (7.5 million).
BTS, a part of the Department’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the system load factor of 78.8 percent, the domestic load factor of 78.9 percent and the international load factor of 78.8 percent were record highs for the month of January. Additional traffic data can be found on the BTS Airlines and Airports page. Click on a link in the Quick Links box on the right. For more historical data, see Traffic on the BTS website. Load Factor and Capacity Both systemwide and domestic capacity, measured by available seat-miles (ASMs), increased in January 2013 from January 2012 but stronger year-to-year growth in system and domestic revenue passenger-miles (RPMs) resulted in the record January load factors. The previous system and domestic load factor records for January were set in 2012. In January, for the second consecutive month, international capacity declined from the same month of the previous year. The capacity decline combined with an RPM increase from January 2012 resulted in a record international load factor for the month of January, surpassing the previous high set in January 2010. Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares RPMs as a proportion of ASMs. See Tables 1, 7 and 13 of Air Traffic Press Releases for previous-year data. Top Airlines Monthly: In January, Delta Airlines carried more system passengers than any other U.S. airline. Southwest Airlines carried the most domestic passengers. United Airlines carried the most international passengers. The top 10 U.S. airlines in terms of number of passengers carried 80.7 percent of systemwide passengers, up from 79.4 percent carried by the U.S. airlines that were in the top 10 in January 2012. See Air Traffic Release for summary tables and additional data. ###
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BTS Releases January 2013 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
